Quotations and letter, 1908 August 12, n.d.

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Quotations and letter, 1908 August 12, n.d.

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The collection contains a pair of page length autograph quotations from "The easiest way" and "Third act signed in full." In a letter to Augustus Thomas Walter agrees to meet for lunch, and wishes "to discuss with you a prospective organization of American dramatists that I have in view [which] would be of practical benefit in stamping out ... abuses that playwrights tolerate." He also comments briefly on Thomas's support of William Jennings Bryan in the presidential election.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925

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William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American orator and politician from Nebraska. Beginning in 1896, he emerged as a dominant force in the Democratic Party, running three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States in the 1896, 1900, and 1908 elections. He also served in the United States House of Representatives and as the United States Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson. Just before his death, he gained national attention for attacking the te...

Thomas, Augustus, 1857-1934

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American playwright. From the description of Letter, 1922 Feb. 27, to Perry Walton, Boston. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 184904560 Playwright. After early years as a journalist, Thomas wrote popular plays, such as "Alabama" and "Arizona," during the 1890s and the first fifteen years of the twentieth century. In all, he wrote or adapted more than one hundred plays. In addition, Thomas was a leader in dramatic organizations, was active in the Democratic Party, and p...

Walter, Eugene, 1874-1941

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American playwright known for "The easiest way" and "Paid in full." Adapted John Fox, Jr., novels "Trail of the Lonesome Pine" and "Little shepherd of Kingdom Come" for the stage. From the description of Quotations and letter, 1908 August 12, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 55532299 ...